Mazoe Ford uncovers adoption secrets in Korea this week on Foreign Correspondent.
In the wake of the Korean War, over 200,000 children have found new homes across the globe through adoption. “Foreign Correspondent,” an ABC investigative program, this week shines a spotlight on a significant number of these adoptees who, now grown, are returning to South Korea.
They seek answers about their origins and the events surrounding their adoptions.
This poignant episode, led by Mazoe Ford, delves into the complexities of the Korean adoption process. It uncovers troubling allegations of forged documents, identity duplications, and even instances where children may have been abducted.
These revelations are part of a broader narrative that questions the practices of adoption agencies, which have been accused of treating these adoptions as a profitable enterprise.
The program also addresses the challenges these individuals face in accessing records from adoption agencies. Many agencies have been implicated in unethical practices, sparking a formal investigation into the alleged corruption and human rights abuses within Korea’s international adoption system.
“For many, information from the adoption agencies who capitalised on what quickly became a lucrative business has been hard to obtain,” notes Ford.
